It is republished unedited in its original form. THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — Legend has it that Eric the Red, father of famed explorer Leif Ericson, gave Greenland its name to attract settlers.

Thule Air Base celebrated Armed Forces Day March 30-31 by inviting native Greenlandic residents to the base, some of whom traveled up to three days across the extremely cold environment by dog ...

Thule Air Base, the Pentagon's northernmost military installation, has been renamed to better reflect the culture of the region, as well as its affiliation with the Space Force.

"Thule is fine," a defense official confirmed after a barrage of questions about a meteor that struck miles from a U.S. air base in Greenland with an explosive force of 2.1 kilotons.

The U.S. military’s northernmost base bills itself as being at the “Top of the World.” Read the first part of Stars and Stripes’ 2015 series on Thule Air Base here.

Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, is one of the loneliest U.S. military assignments in the world. Built on Arctic permafrost, the base hosts 200 troops in Greenland's far north.

THULE AIR BASE, Greenland (Feb. 25, 2015) -- It's 9 p.m. and 2 degrees in Thule Air Base located in the northwestern corner of Greenland in the Arctic Circle.

The Thule Air Base in northern Greenland constantly does surveillance for possible incoming nuclear missiles from over the North Pole. Hopefully, the base will never identify any.

Thule-Air-Base News: US Navy Buoys Into The Arctic Ocean, Greenland's Royal Arctic Line Orders New Ships, Navy Awards Charter To MLL, Underwater Construction ...